Brunfelsia americana L.

American brunfelsia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Brunfelsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.75-4.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 4.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringents (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Stomach diseases (fruit), Carcinogens (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Brunfelsia americana unspecified picture

Distribution

Brunfelsia americana world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bangladesh, Cuba, Dominica, Fiji, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mexico, Mozambique, Montserrat, Martinique, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319114-2
WFO ID wfo-0001019794
COL ID NFQW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447617
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brunfelsia abbottii Brunfelsia americana Brunfelsia fallax Brunfelsia inodora Brunfelsia terminalis Brunfelsia violacea Brunfelsiopsis americana Brunfelsia americana var. pubescens